Stretch wrap for Washington
Apple and pear packers are the reason vented film and netting matter in Washington: fresh fruit gives off heat and moisture, and solid film traps both against the carton. Frozen vegetable and berry plants want the opposite, solid cold-rated film that holds in the freezer. Port-side warehouses in Tacoma and Seattle handle import cartons and outbound export loads, mostly on machine film.
Who wraps pallets in Washington
Private jobs statewide, BLS QCEW 2025.
- Food manufacturing39,687
- Warehousing and storage36,691
- Grocery and related product wholesale23,876
- Fruit and vegetable preserving10,988
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing4,224
- Motor vehicle parts manufacturing1,900
Most concentrated: fruit and vegetable preserving, 2.8 times its national share of employment.
Tacoma and Seattle hold Washington's port warehouses, Spokane has more, and the fruit packers work east of the Cascades. Fresh fruit wants vented film and netting; frozen and canned goods want solid, cold-rated film.
Films these loads usually take
Start here, then tell us the load.
- 80 gauge, cast or blownCases of food
- 20 in x 5,000 ft machine filmFor DC wrappers
- Blown hand filmMixed store orders
- Netting and vented filmFresh produce
- Clear cast filmCartons that must scan
- VCI and anti-static filmBare metal and electronics
Fruit packed in a rush can leave the shed warm. Use vented film or netting so the cold room can pull the field heat out, and never wrap solid film over vented film.
Nearby states
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Sources
- BLS QCEW 2025 annual averages, warehousing and storage (NAICS 493) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, food manufacturing (NAICS 311) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, grocery and related product wholesale (NAICS 4244) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, fruit and vegetable preserving (NAICS 3114) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (NAICS 3254) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, motor vehicle parts manufacturing (NAICS 3363) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- USDA NASS, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, October 1, 2025 (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- Northwest Seaport Alliance, 2025 full-year volumes (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- Interstate 5 (Wikipedia) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, all private industries (reviewed 2026-11-12)
Facts on this page last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Ask for a stretch film quote in Washington
Fruit packers in the Yakima and Wenatchee valleys, warehouses in the Kent valley and port-side sites in Tacoma make up most requests. Packers should give harvest-season quantities separately from the rest of the year, since use can multiply in autumn. Aerospace parts too.
Put the Washington delivery ZIP first: the quote is made out for that dock.
- Step 1 asks what you need, how much a month, the delivery ZIP and how to reach you
- Step 2 asks the film, the width and the gauge; skip what you don't know